So for the past several years I have had to have the AC recharged in the spring to make it through the summer here in Arizona. Had it recharged by my mechanic when I had the oil changed March 26,2018. Started to make funny humming sound when I was idle at a stop light and then would go away as soon as I moving. Well one day on my way home from work it would make that noise again when idle in traffic but it would also start to smoke. Got home and popped the hood. Couldn't see which pulley wasn't working but it started to smoke pretty bad. Turned off AC and it stopped. So will have to have that replaced. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this problem. This car is such a money pit!!!!

Our family loves Hondas. We have been loyal to them with an Accord that my wife drove for 300K+ miles and since we have been married we have had 3 Honda Accords and easily have racked up almost 200k miles on each. Not to mention a Honda Metropolitan Scooter. This is how deep our loyalty extends.

We have finally decided to get a larger Honda and bought this 2009 Pilot. One day in April 2014 the A/C started blowing warm. Being somewhat familiar with Hondas I looked at all the hoses for leaks and checked the refrigerant and all checked full and good. So I took it in to the dealership and $140 later they told me that the A/C compressor, clutch and coil was all faulty and need to replace the system and was going to cost $1,550. I was stunned that a Honda with less than 100k would have a repair this involved. From our previous experiences repairs like this come much later in the life of the car. Needless to say we are not happy at all. We are now reconsidering our loyalty with Honda given this may be direction Honda quality seem to be going in these days and are sadden by this.

After having a completely dead battery and getting a jump, I went to work. After work, battery was dead again. Jumped it again, and while deciding whether to go to the dealer or buy a battery and try to install it ourselves, car started making a crazy noise and steam or smoke came out. After towing it 19 miles to the dealer's shop, we found that the air conditioning compressor got 'stuck' on and somehow ruined the compressor and relay, also causing the dead battery. Will cost $2000 to fix a 3 year, 3 month old car. It does have 56,000 miles due to commuting to work. Have had all servicing done at the dealer when sensor comes on. Thinking I may not be buying another Honda. We bought it specifically for its reliability! More frustrating is the fact that we didn't buy the extended warranty after buying it for our last 2 cars and never needing it. Never thought we'd need it with a Honda!